Wheel of Horror

MASSIVE INSANE SPOILER WARNING!!!! Apologies in advance for Alec’s mic, he is traveling for the holidays and did not have the proper audio equipment to record this episode. Anyways, this week Alec and Justin discuss the latest Whodunnit film, “See How they Run”. It seems like a resurgence of the genre is happening these days, but the twist with this one is, it’s based in 1950’s London and revolves...

We may have stumbled upon the first horror spoof comedy movie of all time, 1981’s parody slasher film ‘Student Bodies’. Imagine if Friday the 13th, Prom Night, and Scary movie all had a baby, that’s how to frame this film, but what happens throughout the runtime is sheer insanity. Alec and Erik are also joined by Roland from the Veterans With Benefits podcast, who hadn’t seen this film in 30 years...

MASSIVE INSANELY HUGE SPOILER WARNING!!!!! What happens when Santa Claus and The Terminator become one, Christmas Bloody Christmas! Join Alec and Justin as they discuss this brand new highly stylized Christmas slasher film from the mind of director Joe Begos of VFW (2019) and Bliss (2019). It's a straightforward fight for your life slasher, but with a technological Christmas twist. Happy Holidays...

Ooooh one of our all time favorites! Join Alec, Erik, and guest Justin Welikson as they dive into the rage infested world of 28 Weeks Later. Full of so many recognizable stars before they got huge. Amazing special effects, terrifying, and gory. Join us for a very fun episode. Enjoy!

MASSIVE SPOILER WARNING Jeeze, this is a heavy one. This felt like a necessary remake, a modern technological update of the 1930's original "All Quiet on The Western Front." This is a sad story of what is truly lost on a personal level in war, seeing enemies as people, pride and honor over life. A great film, but a harrowing sad tale. Enjoy!

They're back!!! You didn't listen!!! You fed them after midnight! You got them wet! And you took them to New York City?!?! Yikes, well this time, it's kinda on you. Join Alec & Erik as they discuss Gremlins 2: The New Batch, the sequel to one of the biggest films of the 1980's Gremlins. They are bigger, badder, scarier, funnier, just more of everything. Joe Dante make Gremlins 3!! Enjoy!

MASSIVE INSANELY HUGE SPOILER WARNING So we got a mansion, a group of Gen Z 20-somethings, a hurricane, and a whole lot of Bodies Bodies, Bodies. Join Alec and Justin as they talk their way through one of the latest horror-esque films from A24. A bit different than we expected from the marketing, but not in a bad way. Don't want to say too much, see this movie before you listen for sure and enjoy!

Ah man, just.....just so brutal. These movies are not for the faint of heart and sorry we are covering them out of order. Today Alec Lawless and Erik Mazurick delve into one of the goriest, most intense horror films of the past 10 years and the introduction to Art the Clown's full feature debut in Damien Leone's 2016 Terrifier. We covered Terrifier 2 on our 276th episode, if you want to hear our t...

MASSIVE INSANELY HUGE SPOILER WARNING Happy Belated Thanksgiving! It sure is nice to see a legacy sequel that doesn't make you want to shoot your eye out. Today Alec and Justin discuss A Christmas Story Christmas, the long awaited sequel to 1983's A Christmas Story. Nothing will ever top the original and how could it, but this is still a fun movie and cool to see some of our favorite characters re...

We just can't get enough of these Stephen King film adaptations. Oh, we are going to ruin the ending, and it's a big twist, so fair spoiler warning. Anyways, join Alec, Erik, and frequent return guest and Stephen King expert Dom Berger to discuss 2007's The Mist, an underrated film that feels like a precursor to The Walking Dead. Today on the show we discuss the differences between the novella and...

MASSIVE INSANELY HUGE SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS FILM Get ready to really really hate clowns. Sheesh this was a rough one, truly not for the casual horror fan and definitely avoid this if you don’t like intense realistic gore. But if that’s your thing, then get ready for the sequel that truly gives you everything the first Terrifier did, but cranked to 11! Art the clown is back and more horrific tha...

It's Showtime! It's been 275 episodes and somehow we haven't covered Beetlejuice yet. We couldn't have asked for two bigger Beetlejuice fans than returning guest Cat Helena and first timer Allie L. On today's episode we talk Tim Burton's career, thoughts on sequel ideas, and just our overall love and admiration of this film. So crank up the Harry Belafonte, avoid all sandsharks, and make sure you...

MASSIVE INSANELY HUGE SPOILER WARNING FOR THIS FILM Man, when we were teenagers seeing Clerks for the first time never did we ever dream years later that film would have turned into a trilogy, but we sure are happy it did. Join Alec and Justin as they go back to the Quik stop one last time to visit with Randall, Dante, Jay & Silent Bob. it's hilarious, it's sad, it's Clerks 3. Enjoy!

It’s nice to check out foreign indie horror films from time to time and this one did not disappoint. Join Alec and Erik as they discuss a nonstop thrill ride, Neil Marshall’s directorial debut, Dog Soldiers. It’s like if Evil Dead, The Wolfman, and Predator had a baby….that’s going to be one ugly bloody hairy baby.

It's Halloween!!!!! It's been a hell of a 13 days for us and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Today we have longtime frequent guest and Stephen King expert Dom Berger to discuss Apt Pupil. It's a heavy film and a lot of differences between it and the novella and Dom is here to tell us everything. So buckle up and enjoy our discussion on one of Ian McKellan's finest and creepiest performan...

It's day 12 of our 13 days of Halloween!! Today we are talking the latest in kids halloween films, Spirit Halloween: The Movie. Who doesn't love seeing a Spirit pop up store in your home town this time of year? And who doesn't love seeing Christopher Llod still acting it up? Honestly this movie was better than we thought. Enjoy!!

It's Day 11 of our 13 Days of Halloween and we are talking an absolute horror classic 1960's "Eyes Without a Face" with our returning guest Peter Getz. This movie was way ahead of it's time and quite violent for a black and white 60's French film, but hey you can handle it. Enjoy!

It's day 10 of our 13 Days of Halloween and today we are talking some Tim Burton magic with his 1999 film "Sleepy Hollow". We are joined by Matt from the podcast Hops Geek News for his insight on this Halloween classic. We reminisce about the good ol' days when Christopher Walken was playing a crazed sharp toothed screaming horseman, Tim Burton hadn't met a green screen, and Johnny Depp hadn't eve...

It's day 9 of Wheel of Horror's 13 days of Halloween and today we are talking Psycho 2! We were very surprised with how much we liked this sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's original masterpiece Psycho. Norman is back and he's kinda better than ever. Listen in as Alec and Erik try to solve the mystery and continuing saga of Norman Bates and his "Mom". Enjoy!!!

It's day 8 of our Wheel of Horror 13 days of Halloween. Listen in today as Alec and Justin discuss the prequel to the Dracula, Dracula Untold. It's kinda a vampire movie, kinda a war movie, kinda not that great of a movie haha. Justin liked it, Alec did not. Listen in as the guys duke it out on today's episode. Enjoy!

Its Day 7 of our 13 days of Halloween!! Today we are talking an awesome indie horror film from 2014 "Creep". It's a little bit Psycho, a little bit Blair Witch Project, and a whole lotta creepiness. Enjoy!

Ooooooh boy did we have fun talking abut this 80's horror/comedy zombie classic with one of our favorite longtime guests Joe Testa. What an amazing film, that truly has is all. You want a punk rock hodgepodge of swearing, nudity, brain craving zombies, all star 80's cast? You came to the right place. Enjoy our discussion on The Return of the Living Dead.

Day 5 of our 13 days of Halloween. On today's episode we discuss the 2010 remake of The Wolfman. This film has Benecio Del Toro channeling some serious Lon Chaney Jr vibes and Sir Anthony Hopkins doing....things. Listen in as Alec and Erik justify why this movie isn't as bad as the reviews make it out to be, kinda. Enjoy!

Welcome to day 4 of our 13 Days of Halloween! Today we talk a classic hospital horror film from the 80’s, Halloween 2 (1981). Listen to co hosts Alec & Erik discuss the follow up to John Carpenter’s classic Halloween.

It's day 3 of Wheel of Horror's 13 days of Halloween! Join Alec and Justin as they discuss a movie that may or may not have started the Zombie TV/film craze of the 2010's, Zombieland. It's got an all-star cast, amazing special effects, a list of hilarious yet useful survival tips. Always go for the Double Tap and enjoy!